Mount Rushmore National Memorial: Shrine of Democracy The carving and construction of Mount Rushmore started on October 4, 1927 when Doane Robinson called in Gutzon Borglum. When South Dakota became a new state, Robinson wanted to create a monument on Stone Mountain to attract tourists. Gutzon Borglum, with the help of his son Lincoln Borglum, immediately knew what and who they wanted to carve; he proposed George Washington and Abraham Lincoln because he wanted those presidents to be remembered
A New York lawyer had just traveled there to inspect mining claims in that region. The man 's name was Charles E. Rushmore. Rushmore was curious by one of the mountains and asked a towns person what the name of the mountain was. The towns person replied saying it had no name. From then on Charles Rushmore started calling it Rushmore Peak. Over time it became known as Mount Rushmore (history.com). During the following years the area of the Black Hills decided they wanted to start attracting tourist
almost 450,000 tons of granite during the 14 year project. We will also explore the background of the artist, Gutzon Borglum, a renowned sculptor and artist, who made carving Mount Rushmore his last and final life’s passion. Together, with the help of his son Lincoln, they overcame critical design changes, setbacks, and the ever present financial deficits to make an American monument that will stand the test of time. ENGINEERING MOUNT RUSHMORE Nestled in the Black hills of South Dakota sits one
Mount Rushmore In the Black Hills of South Dakota, there is a monument that is dedicated to four of the most influential figures in American history. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt are names that still to this day trigger thoughts of greatness and awe-inspiring men. All four of these men were presidents of the United States. They each had a signature style or brought a particular ideal the American forefront. George Washington was known as the "father
Annually, approximately four million people will visit the Statue of Liberty (Productions, Mixit). The monument holds many meanings; a symbol of Franco-American alliance, freedom, and liberty (LLC, Shea Media.). Lady Liberty, and many other monuments, are held in high regard and beloved by the American people. But how did this monument, and others, come to be? The idea of monumentalizing an event or person isn’t as straightforward as it sounds. While some people may think the process is easy, many
in memorializing or honoring a person or moment. For instance Mount Rushmore, to the untrained eye, is four important men of the past on the side of a mountain, but it is actually quite more. “I have to admit: Mount Rushmore bothers me. It was bad enough that white men drove the Sioux from the hills they still hold sacred; did they have to carve faces all over them too?”(Source C). Source C is saying that the location of Mount Rushmore is disrespectful to the Sioux because that mountain is sacred
Everyone can learn from the world’s history, but we don’t always remember its history. This is where monuments come in handy. Monuments are made in remembrance of an event that people feel strongly about. Monuments are not just randomly thrown together, or at least shouldn’t be. When making a monument there are a few things that cannot be overlooked or discarded, like the fact’s that people can and will become attached to some monuments, and that the history behind where the monument is built and
rewritten. Debates can go on about what was wrong and right, yet in the Black Hills, the carvings of Crazy Horse and Mount Rushmore can be found. Including Downes, there is skepticism on the Mount Rushmore monument. Downes shares, “It was bad enough that white men drove the Sioux from hills they still hold sacred; did they have to carve faces all over them too? It's easy to feel affection for Mount Rushmore's strange grandeur, but only if you forget where it is and how it got there.” This point is very valid
replacing their faces was not enough to remove the known connotations from the piece. I also placed the Mount Rushmore sign beneath the monument, and spray painted out the words “Mount Rushmore” so that it now only says “National Monument”. I found this to be an integral part of the piece because it is the statement that allows for the piece to be interpretable. Leaving the words “Mount Rushmore” on the sign and just hiding them behind the paint was a necessary part of the message because it shows
a monuments have to fit in a certain factors whether that be to remember people that gave their lives or people that made the world better by changing history. There is the large monument in South Dakota Peak of Crazy Horse and it is close to Mount Rushmore in Rapid city that represents powerful people for two different cultures. There was a holocaust museum made in the National Park Mall that was for the remembrance for those who died in the holocaust. The Lincoln memorial was made to represent